The Stroller: You lost, too

Sunday

Dec 30, 2012 at 9:48 AM

Kathy Mitchell of Spartanburg was turned off by Katrina Bryant’s scolding for people “whining” because President Barack Obama was re-elected. “The people she is referring to,” says Mrs. Mitchell, “love this great country and what it stands for. They do not want to see it turned into a socialist country. By the way, Katrina, you and all your friends who voted for Obama lost, too. You just don’t know it yet.”

LOU PARRISstroller@shj.com

Kathy Mitchell of Spartanburg was turned off by Katrina Bryant’s scolding for people “whining” because President Barack Obama was re-elected. “The people she is referring to,” says Mrs. Mitchell, “love this great country and what it stands for. They do not want to see it turned into a socialist country. By the way, Katrina, you and all your friends who voted for Obama lost, too. You just don’t know it yet.”

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QUIPS PETE MORGAN of Enoree: “You can bet that while the Clemson Tigers are getting ready for the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, coach Dabo Swinney won’t be feeding them chicken. They’ve had enough of those chickens.”

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SOLD OUT, BUT ... : The Stroller is packing his bags ... but wait, we never unpacked from the most recent Stroller Cruise. So there’s nothing to do but count the days until our next sold-out cruise sailing out of Charleston on Jan. 19, when Stroller readers will join us for a Caribbean adventure that is sure to put warm sand between the toes, offer plenty of scrumptious foods and deliver round-the-clock excitement. We’ll be visiting Nassau for a day of shopping, Half Moon Cay for a private- island adventure and the island of Grand Turk, where the water park attracts tourists from around the globe and where the daytime high temperature currently is around 85 degrees but feels like 89. Did we say this adventure is sold out? You’re asking, “Where will the next Stroller adventure go?” The Stroller twice has traveled with our readers to New England and Canada, and each sailing was a sellout with people on a waiting list. Oh, why not? Let’s do it again! This is territory you could visit a hundred times and still not see it all. We have limited space available on Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas, which will depart from Baltimore, Md., on Oct. 17 for an eight-day cruise that will take us to Halifax and St. John in Canada; Portland, Maine (ooh, more lobstah!); and Maine’s Bar Harbor, a famous colony loved by the Rockefellers ... and The Stroller, too! Want to go? You can pick up a reservation form and itinerary either at the Herald-Journal at 189 W. Main St., or by calling our travel agent at 336-794-3233. You can reserve space with a deposit, and you’re gonna love The Stroller’s payment plan — the usual installment option at zero percent interest. We’re calling it Strollercare!

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ODDS AND ENDS: They’re cooking up a mess of collard greens and other fixin’s at Mobile Meals for the annual Good Luck Spartanburg lunch that will be served New Year’s Day. The traditional Southern fare promising good luck will be served between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Mobile Meals at 419 E. Main St. You can dine in or get it to go for $10, and you’d be helping an organization continue its mission of feeding shutins right here in Spartanburg County. You can order lunches in advance at www.mobilemeals. org and at the Mobile Meals office. Or just come on out Tuesday and load up for a very worthwhile cause.

Reach The Stroller at 562-7204 or stroller@shj.com (GoUpstate.com/stroller).